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A Florida sheriff’s deputy was sleeping Thursday afternoon when his 11-year-old daughter called and asked him to pick her up at her school bus stop. Seconds later, his daughter screamed into the phone. “Dad, help me, help me!” Polk County …

Road crashes are the world’s leading cause of preventable death and injury in people under 35, accounting for 5 million casualties every year. Repeat offenders make a disproportionate contribution to these statistics – and are known for their poor response …

Can you be charged with a crime for refusing to take a Breathalyzer test when stopped on suspicion of drunken driving? It’s hard to think of a constitutional rights question that affects more people. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will …

State court officials in Lafayette are three months into a program designed to wean habitual drunken drivers off of alcohol. The Advocate reports it’s a program that demands sobriety and discipline from offenders who have been convicted of third- and …

Officials in Asheville, North Carolina said a woman was charged with driving while impaired twice in the same day by the same sheriff’s deputy. Area media outlets report warrants at the Buncombe County magistrate’s office show 24-year-old Brittney Lashaun Box …

Even drinking just one glass of wine with dinner may turn a driver over 55 years of age into a danger on the road, according to research that suggests it may be time to rethink legal blood alcohol levels for …

Wyoming lawmakers are looking into legislation that would keep repeat offenders of alcohol-related crimes out of jail and subject them instead to stringent testing. The Joint Judiciary Interim Committee heard details about the 24/7 Sobriety Program in Jackson on Monday. …

Hawaii officials say a state law requiring convicted drunk drivers to prove they are sober before their cars will start has been successful in its first year. State Rep. Sharon Har told Hawaii News Now on Saturday the state’s roads …